"That was old-school."

Yes, my headlines are, invariably, quotes. A few - very few - are my own. I don't normally quote myself. It's sort of...superfluous, and more than a little self-absorbed.

The above quote is from an Aaron Sorkin-scripted episode of The West Wing. It made me laugh out loud. The man's a genius. He can write.

Made solid progress on "Seven Rules" tonight; a screenplay loosely based on a short short-story you can read on this site, called "Rules are Rules". I started working on "Rules" (the script) to take my mind off "In the Dark Places" for a few days - it seemed like an easy enough distraction, and then it just snowballed and became this big thing...which is good. Although I should really wrap up the one before putting too much work into the other. "Rules" is a lot easier than "Dark Places", though. No symbolism, less research, an uncomplicated plot, simpler characters, clearer goals...it's just a heck of a lot easier to put down on paper. It's not necessarily a better script, or a better story, but it flows better. I'm certainly happy to have another script in the pipeline, but I do wish "Dark Places" would just finish itself off nicely, so I could move on with a clear conscience.

Ugh. Writing is hard.  ¶ 23:15